ἐλάσσων
elássōn
“smaller (in size, quantity, age or quality)”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
smaller (in size, quantity, age or quality)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
ἐλάττων (G1784) is the Attic form of this word. Twice it is used with σσ (Jn. 2:10; Rom. 9:12) and twice with ττ (1 Tim. 5:9; Heb. 7:7). It is used as the comparative of μικρός, less; less in age, younger, Rom. 9:12; less in dignity, inferior, Heb. 7:7; less in quality, inferior, worse, Jn. 2:10; 1 Tim. 5:9*
Translated in KJV as
lessunderworseyounger
Etymology
comparative of the same as G1646 (ἐλάχιστος);
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